First, a Pretentious Peachy Prologue: 2,500 years ago there was a bloke who fancied himself a bit of a philosopher and liked to rant and declaim his wisdom. The common folk of Miletus taunted him: “if you’re so bloody smart, then why are you so poor?!”.
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Macrobusiness – too late the bull, on everything
Recently the blokes at Macrobusiness are beginning to see bullish signs everywhere. And, every time, they only begin to see these signs some time after the herd of bulls have stampeded over them and vanished in the distance, leaving hoof-marks to be rubbed off their bearskins. But here at EZFKA we’re a positive bunch, so … Read more
The dream is over – Macrobusiness to close in 23 days. If they’re honest.
Yesterday Macrobusiness put up a post about the iron ore price, subtitled ‘the dream is over’: …’cause they’re closing!
Come rant with us at EZFKA
Please let the admin know if you’d like to post rants on EZFKA.com. The pay is shit, but the beaches and air are great quality. It’s the EZFKA way.
Hoodwinked by liberalist facade, Macrobusiness cedes battlefield in war of position. Lines up to dutifully service the EZFKA cultural hegemon leaders.
Those who do not understand history are bound to repeat it. The boys at macrobusiness have proven particularly resistant to learning history… and so particularly prone to repeating many many stupid mistakes.
Macrobusiness begins to grok EZFKA. Prays for Neutron Bomb – to eradicate EZFKA residents and remnants of culture, for the benefit of the FX rate, tradeables, financial stability
This morning at Macrobusiness, the boys have completely given up resistance and have immediately commenced begging to be assimilated into the EZFKA collective: my my, how the mighty have fallen. Luckily, the macrobusiness boys have a good chance of being accepted and assimilated on reasonably concessional terms, as the degree of their repudiation of Australia … Read more
Rich, comfortable Macrobusiness fund managers tell young EZFKA workers to keep taking it. For “the team”
Today, the mask has slipped a little more at macrobusiness, as the boys have written – this time in plain English – what had previously been a respectfully unspoken subtext:
Macrobusiness looks in the mirror. Sees Shayne Elliott. Or black kettle, or something.
Today, Macrobusiness slanders prominent EZFKA institution (ANZ) and eminent EZFKA resident (CEO, Shayne Elliott), accusing them of being whiny biatches:
Macrobusiness does the Humpty Dumpty on inflation. Poorly.
A good dozen years ago, my mate Mish wrote “Humpty Dumpty On Inflation“, where he lamented the slipperiness of definitions and the use of slippery definitions, by slippery types, to deny inflation or deflation, or any-other-flation: ‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone,’ it means just what I choose … Read more
Macrobusiness true to form, 100% wrong on Bitcoin. Doubles down.
Well looks like Macrobusiness has done it again, being 100% wrong on a hysterically dramatic, deliriously hubristic call. In an unusual turn of events, this one took a whole 24 months to be proved 100% wrong, rather than the traditional 18 months. In compensation, however, the call has proven not merely 100% wrong, but more like 256% wrong!
Postcards from EZFKA delivered to MB deflation imaginarium
Macrobusiness has been obstinately banging on about the terrible deflationary forces bogeyman for longer than one cares to remember. They have become, it seems, the spiritual successor to the Steve Keen (and Ed Karan before him).
Well, that didn’t take long – open schools screw up Victorian covid lockdown
In a recent post, it was predicted that opening schools after insisting on months of lockdowns would be a hoot, but also a bit of cool comeuppance for those fearful types who begged for and praised the lockdowns while praying for some kind of change:
Peachy Prediction: constant catfish – Macrobusiness to fawn over Ardern’s property promises, be disappointed in 18 months (updated)
Over the weekend we have seen Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party in New Zealand claim victory in the parliamentary elections.
The Age: transient crowdy foreigners define EZFKA
Today the Ministry of Truth officials Millar, Vedelago and Hall announce that it is foreigners crowding in small spaces that define the southern capital of the EZFKA:
Macrobusiness to house-less EZFKA residents: “Let them live in projected completions!”
In an increasingly shrill promotion of its “glut cult” today Macrobusiness has suggested that any EZFKA resident who doesn’t already own a residence (ie looser) should be quite content to make themselves cosy in a projected dwelling completion:
Macrobusiness merrily lands into same hole it has been falling into For decade… Accuses others of not learning
Today at Macrobusiness the boys moan:
It’s the same every time we face this question. The same tired people. The same reactionary arguments. The same lack of imagination. All have resisted rate cuts for years, been wrong the entire time about it, yet they never let up nor learn.
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2020/10/mother-of-god-our-monetary-economists-are-hopeless/
ironically, they almost immediately get to repeating their own tired dogma, which has been constantly wrong FOR A DECADE…
Melbourne has likely seen the lows of virus infections
So apparently Victorian schools have gone back to in-classroom learning this week. It should therefore be expected that virus diagnoses will bounce and them Mexicans will never get to their target of 5 or fewer per day.
Laughs on those fearful types who advocated the months and months of house arrest for all residents for a goal that can only be hit by sheer luck.
Macrobusiness misunderstands EZFKA, doubles down on housing oversupply fantasy, gets ready to be monstrously embarrassed
Today Macrobusiness reprised its housing oversupply fantasy, repeating exactly the same arguments, but adding a few new charts.
Macrobusiness stumbles upon awful effects of its prescription, mistakes them for ‘paradox of thrift’
Over at Macrobusiness today, the boys discover that
Data released this month suggests Australian households are deleveraging at a furious pace.
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2020/10/the-great-aussie-household-deleveraging/
and incorrectly conclude that households are caught in a paradox of thrift:
18 months on, Macrobusiness loses a little naïveté, grumpily accepts the housing boom
After another 18 monthstm of denial, today the blokes at Macrobusiness seem to have understood what happens to EZFKA housing prices when interest rates are dropped and people, like, still need somewhere to live:
Tudge swings open EZFKA gate. Uses opportunity to pork up dodgy “colleges”
The SMH is reporting that
The federal government is promising it will not block foreigners who don’t speak English from obtaining visas to marry their partners following a backlash to an English language test announced in Tuesday’s budget.
MacroBusiness confuses stocks with flows, declares property demand problem as it cruises around all time highs.
At MB today, apparently
The data speaks for itself…. Absolutely the Australian property market is facing an acute demand problem.
There are some scary charts, too, with steeply declining lines:
Logistics specialist does runner after crashing truck
Owing to the terrible skill shortage amongst legacy EZFKA residents (and their refusal to accept illegal conditions), multiple logistics specialists have had to be imported to drive trucks.
Macrobusiness bemoans lack of economic debate. Joins in chorus for more EZFKA rate cuts and gas imports
At MB today, apparently:
But hey, it’s not much of a “debate” if all you do is constantly cry out for lower rates
